On February 11, 2020, Dr. Steven Skiena presented the first Spring STEM Lecture at the University Libraries about the useful representation of word and graph embeddings in data science. Dr. Skiena presented his work in an easy to understand way.…
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Dr. Steven Skiena on “Representing Knowledge through Word and Graph Embeddings”
Posted in About Us Tagged with: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Date Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning
STEM Speaker Series: “Representing Knowledge through Word and Graph Embeddings” with Dr. Steven Skiena
Interested in word and graph embeddings? Spend an hour with our STEM speaker, Dr. Steven Skiena from the Department of Computer Science, to learn about “Representing Knowledge through Word and Graph Embeddings.” Date/Time: Tuesday, February 11 from 1pm-2pm Location: Special…
2020 Spring Semester: Library Physical Reference and Virtual Chat Services
Welcome to the new semester! Need help with research? We are here to help! During the first 3 days of the Spring semester, librarians will be at the Horseshoe desk from 8am-5pm to answer any questions. The Horseshoe desk is…
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Dr. Kedar Kirane on Predicting Dynamic Fracture of Fiber Composites to Enable Protection of Army Personnel and Infrastructure
On November 19, Dr. Kedar Kirane presented “Predicting Dynamic Fracture of Fiber Composites to Enable Protection of Army Personnel and Infrastructure” at the University Libraries. Dr. Kirane described 7 mechanical properties of fiber composites that make them useful and viable…
Dr. Andrew Schwartz on AI Language Analyses for Mental Health
On October 29, Dr. Andrew Schwartz presented “AI Language Analyses for Mental Health: Digital Words as a Powerful Marker of Well-Being” at the University Libraries. Traditionally, surveys, interviews, and observations are commonly used for assessments. For the first time, Dr.…
New Springer Nature eBook Collection
The University Libraries has recently launched a Science and Engineering Springer Nature ebook collection that includes graduate and advanced undergraduate textbook, German textbook, research and professional level of monographs, proceedings, PhD thesis and reference work to support for research and…
Dr. Maureen O’Leary on “Collecting Fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali”
On September 17, 2019, Dr. Maureen O’Leary presented the first Fall STEM Lecture at the University Libraries about her late 1990s expeditions in the Sahara Desert of Mali. The current region of the Sahara Desert was once the ancient Trans-Saharan…
Posted in Ecology and Evolution, STEM
STEM Speaker Series: “Collecting fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali” by Dr. Maureen O’Leary
Interested in fossils? Spend an hour with our STEM speaker, Dr. Maureen O’Leary from the Renaissance School of Medicine, to learn about “Collecting fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali.” Date/Time: Tuesday, September 17 from 1pm-2pm Location: Special Collections Seminar…
Library Physical Reference and Virtual Chat Services
Welcome to the new semester! Need help with research? We are here to help! During the Fall semester, librarians are on staff at the North Reading Room (NRR) reference desk Monday-Thursday from 9am-5pm and Friday from 9am-3pm. They provide online…
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Dr. Joel Hurowitz’s research on the PIXL Instrument to Search for Signs of Past Life on Mars
On April 30, Dr. Joel Hurowitz from the Department of Geosciences presented his collaborative research on the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry, or PIXL, which will be part of the scientific payload of the Mars 2020 rover mission. PIXL is…
